San Antonio area under severe weather threat for Friday, Saturday

At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the Alamo City was in the grip of an artic blast, which had local temperatures colder than parts of Alaska.

At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the Alamo City was in the grip of an artic blast, which had local temperatures colder than parts of Alaska.

Photo: Jld3 Photography, San Antonio Express-News

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At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the Alamo City was in the grip of an artic blast, which had local temperatures colder than parts of Alaska.

At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the Alamo City was in the grip of an artic blast, which had local temperatures colder than parts of Alaska.

Photo: Jld3 Photography, San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio area under severe weather threat for Friday, Saturday

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SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio area could see extreme weather such as hail and s0me isolated tornadoes this weekend as a stormfront moves through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Larry Hopper, an NWS meteorologist, said the NWS Storm Prediction Center has placed in San Antonio — along with Central and Southeast Texas along with much of the Gulf Coast — under a severe weather threat for Friday and Saturday.

Scattered showers are expected Thursday before a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms on Friday, Hopper said.

Those possible storms will precede a front Saturday carrying a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms before noon and a 60 percent chance in the afternoon, Hopper said.

The storm system should clear out by 6 p.m. Saturday, he said.

The San Antonio area will see highs in the 70s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Sunny skies will follow possible storms on Sunday. Lows will remain in the high 40s and 50s through the weekend.

The San Antonio area will experience another cold front bringing lows into the 40s on Monday.